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  1. 11 minutes ago, mominco said:

     The 1st two on my list were Kalanamak and Moira followed by Hornblower,Greta and eaglei's ds.

    There are so many missing lately Lanny,Spy car,Kelly-blsdmama,Umsami,StellaM,NightElf,

    Margaretin Co,Karen in San Antonio(she had moved last I heard). The list is bigger than this.

    StellaM changed her username, and now is taking a board break. I'm in semi-regular contact with her, and last I heard she is doing fine.

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  2. 7 minutes ago, saraha said:

    . EBM in a bottle never really worked for me, for some reason it just made them mad! 😆 we did formula in a bottle if needed. I had one kid who needed a bottle later than the rest and to prepare for that we did formula dropped from a straw with a finger over the end so they got used to the taste first, then the bottle with the taste they were familiar with. By the time #6 came along, we had one of every bottle and teat on the market.

    I hope you figure something out soon!

    We haven't actually tried formula at all yet; just EBM. We have a tin of formula, but we're hesitant to crack it open and waste it. It's $$$$. We're hoping to find some sample sizes if possible. 

    Thank you for the advice with the straw. We're adding all ideas to our toolbox!

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  3. 48 minutes ago, Arcadia said:

    Teething? My DS19’s baby teeth came in early and fast. He had the full set when he turned one. My DS18’s teeth came in early but not as fast.

    My relatives who were breastfeed had ebm at times so mom could have uninterrupted sleep so they had bottles early. All have preferences for favorite bottle teats.

    Also, take a look at the teats size. Mine were on EBM and formula and they get cranky when the teats are the wrong size. They outgrew the newborn teats very early. They were on 8oz (240ml) bottles when they were less than 2 weeks old.
     

    FYI  Assessing the flow rate of different bottles and teats: An Australian context https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/disc-0050.pdf

    We do think teething may be in the mix right now, just to keep things interesting.

    We tried two different teat sizes, 0-3mth and 3-6mth, and he was all nopety nope nope to both.

    Thanks heaps for your suggestions.

  4. 10 minutes ago, KSera said:

    You can use them to finger feed as well, if baby is willing to suck on your finger. It’s a bit of a pain to use full time due to cleaning all those little tubes, but invaluable when you need it. And for occasional feeds like you’re looking for, could be a good option if nothing else works. 

    That is a great idea - thank you 🌻

    We got our little man happily sucking on just the teat of a bottle yesterday, so this could be another tool in our tool kit. Yippee!

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  5. 2 hours ago, bookbard said:

    I've never seen those before. Thanks for sharing.

    I have three daughters. Two were exclusively breastfed; never a bottle even tried. Looking back, it's kind of amazing that we never needed to try a bottle.

    My middle daughter was exclusively naso-gastric tube fed - she couldn't suck, swallow and breathe in coordination. 

    Between 3 daughters and 30 years of mothering, here I am asking about how to get a baby to take a bottle! 

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  6. 5 minutes ago, katilac said:

    This is worth doing, but my stubborn baby had strong bottle refusal from the first attempt, which was on the second day of her life, lol. 

    She also spit out every pacifier known to man (we got different ones as gifts). Apparently, she thought any kind of rubbery taste was disgusting. 

    I just took her everywhere as well, until she started some solid food. 

    I wonder how parents cope in this situation when the mum can't breastfeed for some reason. I assume they try the ideas like little cups and syringes. Whatever it takes to get the nutrition in, I guess.

  7. 8 hours ago, Ausmumof3 said:

    They are great photos! We have tonnes of kangaroos, and the occasional emu or koala but have never seen a wallaby outside a wildlife park around here. They always look more moody than kangaroos somehow 

    We find that the wallabies are generally very timid, but these two were just chilling and were very aware they were being watched by two humans and two cats. 

    One had a full-looking pouch, so hopefully we'll spot the joey one day soon 🥰

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  8. 15 hours ago, Carol in Cal. said:

    My kid was like this.  She concluded that she was never taking a bottle again, and she made it stick.  Unfortunately, she arrived at this decision during the church service where she was being baptized, which was also the only time in her life that I wore something that I absolutely could not nurse discreetly in.  This was so bad, but it became a favorite family story.

    Oh my. Hopefully you can laugh about it now.

  9. 19 hours ago, Terabith said:

    My oldest was fed through exclusive pumping, and honestly, my boobs were big enough and saggy enough that I could "drink from the tap."  So I had experiences with both.  We also lived in an apartment and didn't have a great freezer with my oldest, so any milk that she didn't drink before it would go bad, we were trying to use up, so I drank a fair amount of breast milk in different forms.  

    I never had it taste soapy, but it would separate, and it definitely tasted very different depending on when it was pumped.  So foremilk tastes very different from hindmilk, for instance, and when I had mastitis, it was very salty.  It definitely changed in taste a lot from time to time.  

    I can't quite find the right emoji for this 😄, but thank you for the info!

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  10. 1 hour ago, saraha said:

    I honestly thought this season of life would be different. I know I’m just supposed to do the next thing, deal with the hand I’m dealt and not shoulda woulda coulda, but honestly today feels like my people are actively working against me. It’ll be fine tomorrow I’m sure, but for Pete’s sake, I need a real break. Like break from reality break. 🙄🤦‍♀️

    I sometimes have days/weeks where I feel like I need a holiday from being myself. 

    I hope this passes soon. Thinking of you 🌻

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  11. 6 hours ago, mmasc said:

    Just for kicks, my wildlife sightings where we live (outside a major city but with woods nearby), are foxes, deer, and squirrels. No bears or mountain lions for me! My in-laws live very rural in the woods, and the only thing to add to the list in addition to mine is opossums, snakes, and tarantulas. 

    Interestingly, we also see wild foxes and deer occasionally, but these are introduced and not native.

    Possums are super common all throughout urban areas. They are common to a point of being a pest, because they live in roof cavities. My Dad handfeeds possums that live in their garage. 

    Snakes...well, I'm sure you all know that we have plenty of snakes. I've posted photos before of some of our impressively big ones.

    Our area has echnidas, but I've only ever seen them killed on the side of the road. I've never seen a live one unfortunately. 

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  12. 8 hours ago, mmasc said:

    Oh my goodness!! That is so amazing! THANK YOU for sharing. Being in the USA, I honestly can’t imagine seeing a wallaby or kangaroo in my yard. That’s just so, so cool. 
     

    Is it common for you??

    Where we live, yes, it is common. I'm in Brisbane, which is a major city, and we live in suburbia, but on the edge of some bushland. There is a healthy population of kangaroos and wallabies. We have to drive VERY slowly in our street, especially at dawn, dusk and night.

    I'll add that while this is common for us, it isn't common everywhere. My parents, for example, would never have a wallaby in their yard, but they have had koalas. We've never had a koala in our yard.

    I can't imagine seeing animals like bears or mountain lions 🙂

     

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  13. Thanks heaps, everyone.

    We've bought a sippy cup to try, and some syringes as emergency back up.

    We'll try a few variations in position too.

    12 hours ago, bookbard said:

    You can use an open cup with a baby - they actually recommend that in poor countries as it's easier to wash an open cup properly than a bottle and teat. 

    My baby would go for hours in between feeds, and then cluster feed like crazy. 

    Like a medicine cup? We'll try!

    If none of that works, we'll try a different brand of bottle/teat.

  14. @caffeineandbooks

    Thank you for raising this.

    I'm in Queensland also, and I homeschooled through the HEU for 9 years. We were lucky enough to navigate the system when getting a QCE as a homeschooler was much more doable, and programs such as Unilearn gave credits towards the QCE. 

    I realise that a lot has changed in just a few years, and it seems more changes might come.

    It will be interesting to see how this plays out and what the proposed new rules actually look like in practice. I'm really hoping the reality isn't too grim for those of you still homeschooling.

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  15. 35 minutes ago, Arcadia said:

    My kids just don’t like wide bottles. They will take a house brand bottle that is as skinny as the skinny Nuk ones. To them Avent is too wide. I think wide bottles firstly block their view, and secondly harder to grip with one hand. 
     

    ETA: mine could drink from a straw cup around that age. They have strong sucking abilities 🤣

    A straw cup at 3 months? That gives me hope. Thank you. We'll add it to the list to try.

  16. 9 minutes ago, barnwife said:

    Agreeing with pp...try a different bottle or nipple or use a sippy cup. 

    Thankfully, this should be a short stage (which feels long while you are in it), because in just a few months baby can be eating table foods!

    I can understand why a different teat would make a difference (shape, smell, taste), but why would the bottle itself matter? We'll definitely keep this in mind though, thank you.

    And yes, solids won't be too far away. But these next couple of months may feel long.

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  17. 5 minutes ago, Terabith said:

    Yeah, some babies are just like it. In an absolute emergency, you do what you have to to get milk in (syringe, cup, whatever), but mostly I just didn’t leave that baby hardly ever.  

    I kind of expect we'll be like that if we don't find a solution, but my daughter needs time for things like her own appointments.

    Luckily, this little guy's feeds are getting more spaced out already, so it's mostly not too long that he's without his fave milk supply. But when he's hungry, he's hungry NOW.

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